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having that money trickled down to the local economies. that is where the challenges are. >> i am going to answer two questions. what do we expect, and what do we hope for? what do i expect? i do not really know what to expect. from our friends across the street. i do not really know what to expect. i would hope that they would be leadership that is creative and thinking. it is creative to look to programs like modular housing, energy efficiency, procurement initiatives, etc. it certainly will not avoid this kind of disasters, but improved response and mitigate their effect in the future. >> for me the most frustrating thing has been a lack of transparency. especially when it comes to businesses. we have found a message that has been put out there at this local events and the media is just disconnected from reality. that is incredibly frustrating for us as we try to fit into this ecosystem. we're not trying to duplicate something that does not exist. for the business owner, they might only try one avenue and they give up. this said, the he
having that money trickled down to the local economies. that is where the challenges are. >> i am going to answer two questions. what do we expect, and what do we hope for? what do i expect? i do not really know what to expect. from our friends across the street. i do not really know what to expect. i would hope that they would be leadership that is creative and thinking. it is creative to look to programs like modular housing, energy efficiency, procurement initiatives, etc. it certainly...
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we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your district. guest: it is 19 counties. it stretches from winchester and muncie, then in the center part of the district it is in greenville, shelbyville, and then madison on the river. it is a district of manufacturing and agricultural communities, what i call courthouse towns -- and it is also where i grew up. i grew up in greensburg, indiana, played high school sports in many of those counties, and i have been raising my family in shelbyville, indiana, with our daughters and our young son. host: a comment of -- on twitter
we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your...
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we need to focus our efforts and ideas to grow the american economy, not the government economy. i'm going to talk about a couple of other points but if you take nothing else from what i say we must not become the party of austerity. we must not be the party of austerity. we must be the party of growth which we know that government is out of control and the public knows that too and we just lost an election. we cannot afford to fight on the on economic growth. an opportunity that is based in every community in this great country and it is not based in washington, d.c. >> if we keep believing that government will take us down wit. if our end goal is to >> i'm not signeding up for that. >> i don't. that's what we have democrats for. >> austerity andless from the economy. the republican party is the party of more. the party that creates more from the economy. it's time for all of to us remember we are not in this just to win elections. we are in to make america the greatest she can be. the make at this time pross perous opportunity she can be. to do this we are going to have to win
we need to focus our efforts and ideas to grow the american economy, not the government economy. i'm going to talk about a couple of other points but if you take nothing else from what i say we must not become the party of austerity. we must not be the party of austerity. we must be the party of growth which we know that government is out of control and the public knows that too and we just lost an election. we cannot afford to fight on the on economic growth. an opportunity that is based in...
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need to focus our efforts and ideas to grow the american economy, not the government economy. i will talk about a couple of other points but if you take nothing else away from what i say, understand this -- we must not become the party of austerity. we must not be the party of austerity. we must be the party of growth. we know the government is out of control and the public knows that, too, yet we just lost an election. we cannot afford to fight on our terms. the republican party must become the party of growth, the party for a prosperous future based on economic growth, an opportunity based on every community in this great nation and not based in washington, d.c. we have fall into a trap of believing of the world revolves around washington and the economy is based there. government could grow so big it will take us all down with it. if our end goal is to better manage the disaster that is the federal government, count me out. i'm not signing up for that. that is not a goal worth saying. which one of you wants to sign up to help manage the slow decline of united states of amer
need to focus our efforts and ideas to grow the american economy, not the government economy. i will talk about a couple of other points but if you take nothing else away from what i say, understand this -- we must not become the party of austerity. we must not be the party of austerity. we must be the party of growth. we know the government is out of control and the public knows that, too, yet we just lost an election. we cannot afford to fight on our terms. the republican party must become...
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the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty of problems. project orca, the get-out-the- vote project. the message is much too limited, too smug, too assumed that people would reject liberal policies because we said they were liberal. the failure to provide a positive reforming conservative agenda. where was the romney health care plan, the positive plan, not just or peeling -- repealing obamacare? i do think scott walker, sam brownback, bob jindal, that is where you alcee conservative principles govern. in washington, a half to boast -- both oppose the obama administration, collaborate, and in the
the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty...
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jobs and the economy was at 54%. what our polling showed is the reason hispanics didn't vote for republicans was because of 47%. it was because they said republicans are the party of the rich, those that already have theirs and that ain't me yet. now let me give you something that should be very encouraging. there are 2.3 million hispanic small business owners in this country. that's roughly one in 10 house holds. hispanic community, we are an incredibly entrepreneurial community, but republicans have to learn to carry the message that the avenue for climbing the economic ladder has always been the ability to create a business, to go and work and provide for your family. the message of the left is a message of dependency. it's a message of control and, dependency is not bad primarily because of the public fisc. it's bad because of the impact it has on those who become trapped in a cycle of dependency. i challenge you to find any grandmother who says she wants her grandkids to be dependent on government going forward.
jobs and the economy was at 54%. what our polling showed is the reason hispanics didn't vote for republicans was because of 47%. it was because they said republicans are the party of the rich, those that already have theirs and that ain't me yet. now let me give you something that should be very encouraging. there are 2.3 million hispanic small business owners in this country. that's roughly one in 10 house holds. hispanic community, we are an incredibly entrepreneurial community, but...
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when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a vell tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant worker. if you slept in a hotel of the nation, you probably had your room done by an immigrant worker. if you are looking at some of the cutting edge technologies in our country, you saw the ability of making america what it is by an immigrant worker. so in so many dimensions this is about the economy of our nation as well. and finally two elements of this that i think are important within the principles that i support is the fact we have seen in other countries in the world where there is no path way to citizenship there is instability. the reality is this will be a fair path
when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a vell tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant...
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jobs and the economy was 54%. the reason hispanics did not vote for republicans was because of the 47%. he said republicans are the party of the rich, those that have theirs, and that is not me yet, but let me give you something that was encouraging. there are 2.3 million hispanic business owners, roughly one in three households, and we are an incredibly entrepreneurial community. republicans have to learn to carry the message that the avenue for climbing the economic ladder has always been the ability to create a business, to go and work and provide for your family. the message of the last is a message of -- left is a message of dependency. it is a message of control. dependency is bad because of the impact it has on those that are trapped in a cycle of dependency. i challenge you to find any grandmother who says she wants her grandkids to be dependent on government going forward. we are an optimistic people. you know, the same polling that we did in texas found 77% of hispanics believe there children or grandchi
jobs and the economy was 54%. the reason hispanics did not vote for republicans was because of the 47%. he said republicans are the party of the rich, those that have theirs, and that is not me yet, but let me give you something that was encouraging. there are 2.3 million hispanic business owners, roughly one in three households, and we are an incredibly entrepreneurial community. republicans have to learn to carry the message that the avenue for climbing the economic ladder has always been the...
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the american economy remains stable. the american economy remains solid. what we are seeing in europe is a forecast of what happened if we do not get things in order, but it is not a basis to panic today. >> so what are you going to say? >> that sounds mighty good to me. i might add that europe is an important trading partner. it will probably have some affect on us and our economy. it is another headwind we face in dealing with our own problems but another indicator that we will have to clean up our own act in terms of spending more money them have in order to avert the things you are seeing goingo n in the streets of europe. >> carly fiorina, you are part of the brain trust. you represent business. one line to the -to- what is it -- line to the president. what is it? >> we have to focus on growth and job creation. simplify the tax code. we have to be careful that we cannot create the kind of structural rigidity that causes europe to lose jobs. it cannot be a future of austerity alone. it has to be a future focus on growth and creating more jobs. >> okay.
the american economy remains stable. the american economy remains solid. what we are seeing in europe is a forecast of what happened if we do not get things in order, but it is not a basis to panic today. >> so what are you going to say? >> that sounds mighty good to me. i might add that europe is an important trading partner. it will probably have some affect on us and our economy. it is another headwind we face in dealing with our own problems but another indicator that we will...
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i think the economy began to get better. i did not see him spending a lot of time talking about gay rights during the election. i did not hear him talk about gun control. i think it was mentioned once in one of the debates. i think he thought -- that his people thought that they had -- what they concentrated on -- in some ways this was not so much an election about issues as it was about identifying their voters and getting their voters through polls and recognizing that the demographic in this country where changing demographic -- were changing dramatically. the republicans did not do as well as getting people to the polls. i think the core message was the economy. >> i think this is the last question. >> this question is for martha. you seem to have gotten a lot of criticism during the vice- presidential debate for allowing joe biden to run all over you. the cost of laughing, interrupting paul ryan, particularly when he was talking and armed iraq. -- talking about an armed iran. >> i want to answer you fairly. you are as f
i think the economy began to get better. i did not see him spending a lot of time talking about gay rights during the election. i did not hear him talk about gun control. i think it was mentioned once in one of the debates. i think he thought -- that his people thought that they had -- what they concentrated on -- in some ways this was not so much an election about issues as it was about identifying their voters and getting their voters through polls and recognizing that the demographic in this...
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when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant worker. if you slept in a hotel of the nation, you probably had your room done by an immigrant worker. if you are looking at some of the cutting edge technologies in our country, you saw the ability of making america what it is by an immigrant worker. so in so many dimensions this is about the economy of our nation as well. and finally two elements of this that i think are important within the principles that i support is the fact we have seen in other countries in the world where there is no path way to citizenship there is instability. the reality is this will be a fair path way.
when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant...
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but those economies have their own problems. also a depressed housing market. guest: people are beginning to talk about more the degree to which stronger economic growth is going to help address a lot of the other problems that we are talking about. the best way to close the budget deficit, the best way to be able to have more choices in terms of how you allocate resources to different problems is by having more economic growth. when democrats point back to what happened in the 1990's when the deficit narrowed and disappeared and we briefly when a to surplus, that was largely because there was an economic boom. it turned out in retrospect that it was a boom built-in part on an unsustainable bubble, the first of a couple that we are still cleaning up, but it was an interesting case study in how economic growth and utterly changed politics. it can utterly change the way we look at the problems we have and our future remember. the social security lock box where we would put away money for future generations. the question of the eco
but those economies have their own problems. also a depressed housing market. guest: people are beginning to talk about more the degree to which stronger economic growth is going to help address a lot of the other problems that we are talking about. the best way to close the budget deficit, the best way to be able to have more choices in terms of how you allocate resources to different problems is by having more economic growth. when democrats point back to what happened in the 1990's when the...
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and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with the same solution, there has to be additional revenue and spending cuts to make this work. but my friends on the other side have had two national campaigns promising to restore funds to the medicare program and increase defense spend big over $2 trillion over the next 10 years. that's $2.7 trillion additional in the two largest spending program. we do need an honest conversation about this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is r
and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together....
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how is the economy? caller: i watched the governor comments yesterday and scott walker had a great idea. he was talking about the working class people. host: and how did that make you respond? caller: about the working class. i am glad we are not all considered blue-collar. host: let us take a look at a palm beach post about florida's governor. it says he is taking a softer tone. it says -- -- women to get free contraception and seniors to get breaks on prescription drugs. scott continues to reiterate his philosophy for health care. wichita kansas, republican line. hi, bill. caller: thank you for having me on. one little short comment -- our economy seems to be doing rather well here. it seems like things are well. i have lived here all my life. i am really sick of all these gun shows that are going on. it just seems like it has gotten completely in the same. i can remember taking my kids 10 years ago -- we are hunters. we used to have one or two a year. in the last six months we have had five gun shows
how is the economy? caller: i watched the governor comments yesterday and scott walker had a great idea. he was talking about the working class people. host: and how did that make you respond? caller: about the working class. i am glad we are not all considered blue-collar. host: let us take a look at a palm beach post about florida's governor. it says he is taking a softer tone. it says -- -- women to get free contraception and seniors to get breaks on prescription drugs. scott continues to...
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and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through sequester, or a continuing resolution to do it. we owe it to the american people to make sure we take this uncertainty away from them. we saw what that uncertainty does in terms of impact in their pensions and their 401k's. we look at this congress and i think the congress looks to this body to return to regular order. i know we has the lead -- we have the leadership to do that. by returning to regular order, we can get at the difficult things. the issue is health care costs. that is true. mr. ryan has pointed out the issue is health care
and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through...
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it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small impact at the pump. some say it will add more -- if you just think of basic economics, having a reliable source steady would actually lower it a few cents. but if you are looking at $1 decrease because of this, there is no silver bullet like that out there. but it does provide as the energy security that we do not have when we are so reliant on opec. host: stephen from laurel, maryland, on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for c-span. from my understanding on the previous discussion about the keystone xl, the last congressional session,
it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small...
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we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your district. guest: it is 19 counties. it stretches from winchester and muncie, then in the center part of the district it is in greenville, shelbyville, and then madison on the river. it is a district of manufacturing and agricultural communities, what i call courthouse towns -- and it is also where i grew up. i grew up in greensburg, indiana, played high school sports in many of those counties, and i have been raising my family in shelbyville, indiana, with our daughters and our young son. host: a comment of -- on twitter
we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your...
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[applause] california's exports are booming and our place in the world economy has never been stronger. our ties with the people's republic of china in particular are deep -- from the chinese immigrants crossing the pacific in 1848 to hosting china's next president in los angeles last february. this year we will take another step to strengthen the ties between the world's second and ninth largest economies. in april, i will lead a trade and investment mission to china with help from the bay area council and officially open california's new trade and investment office in shanghai. water central to the life of our state is water and one sixth of that water flows through the san joaquin delta. silicon valley, the livermore valley, farmers on the east side of the san joaquin valley between fresno and kern county and farmers on the west side between tracy and los banos, urban southern california and northern contra costa, all are critically dependent on the delta for water. if because of an earthquake, a hundred year storm or sea level rise, the delta fails, the disaster would be comparable
[applause] california's exports are booming and our place in the world economy has never been stronger. our ties with the people's republic of china in particular are deep -- from the chinese immigrants crossing the pacific in 1848 to hosting china's next president in los angeles last february. this year we will take another step to strengthen the ties between the world's second and ninth largest economies. in april, i will lead a trade and investment mission to china with help from the bay...
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my district wants me to do something about climate change and move our economy toward a green economy. i'm going to start there. and then we can negotiate with our colleagues on where we end up but i'm proud that the president stood up for our values, i think his speech was groundbreaking, historic and gave real energy to people who share this value system. so with that, mr. speaker, i have to curtail my hour and i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. smith: i thank the chair. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, 40 years ago today marks the u.s. supreme court's infamous reckless and inhumane abandonment of women and babies to abortionists. 40 years of victims, d
my district wants me to do something about climate change and move our economy toward a green economy. i'm going to start there. and then we can negotiate with our colleagues on where we end up but i'm proud that the president stood up for our values, i think his speech was groundbreaking, historic and gave real energy to people who share this value system. so with that, mr. speaker, i have to curtail my hour and i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the...
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the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty of problems. project orca, the get-out-the- vote project. the message is much too limited, too smug, too assumed that people would reject liberal policies because we said they were liberal. the failure to provide a positive reforming conservative agenda. where was the romney health care plan, the positive plan, not just or peeling -- repealing obamacare? i do think scott walker, sam brownback, bob jindal, that is where you alcee conservative principles govern. in washington, a half to boast both oppose the obama administration, collaborate, and in the hou
the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty...
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but with the failing economy, weak economy, they are heavily dependent on exports, on the car industry. as david knows, that can go up and down. so, two things. i do not think they have the political will to engage much outside the borders. two, i do not think they have the financial resources to do as much as we think they should do , maybe even some of the policy people think they should do relative to their national security, their strength, military strength. it is always we are just not in a position to do it now. there is heavy reliance on u.s. presence. as that diminishes, they will have some tough decisions to make as other nations -- as are other nations. >> yes, ma'am, right there. >> good morning. barbara matthews with the cn regulatory international analytics. you have described what sounds like what you consider to be and in edible retrenchment is not a return to isolationism in the united states, whether for political reasons or budgetary constraint purposes. that is a very different position than america as the guarantor of security and liberty globally. europe may not h
but with the failing economy, weak economy, they are heavily dependent on exports, on the car industry. as david knows, that can go up and down. so, two things. i do not think they have the political will to engage much outside the borders. two, i do not think they have the financial resources to do as much as we think they should do , maybe even some of the policy people think they should do relative to their national security, their strength, military strength. it is always we are just not in...
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we have to deal with our own economy and our fiscal situation. that is a given. that is the source of our strength and capacity. we also have to be smart about making the right investments in diplomacy and development to try to solve problems and prevent them. i have outlined what should be a no brainer. let us have the permission to take money we already have. and then let's look at the budget as we move forward. sequestration will very damaging to the state department and usaid if it does come to pass. it throws the baby out with the bath. are there programs we could reduce, make more efficient, yes, that's part of what i have been trying to do. but there are also a lot of incentive programs to security ,- important, various programs like security of our personnel in dangerous places that we cannot afford to cut more of. i hope we have a sensible discussion but it going for -- budget discussion going forward. >> madam secretary, thank you figure commitment to this country -- for your commitment to this country. i have seen the work yourself to -- you work yours
we have to deal with our own economy and our fiscal situation. that is a given. that is the source of our strength and capacity. we also have to be smart about making the right investments in diplomacy and development to try to solve problems and prevent them. i have outlined what should be a no brainer. let us have the permission to take money we already have. and then let's look at the budget as we move forward. sequestration will very damaging to the state department and usaid if it does...
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our economy is moving very quickly to a bifurcated issue. those were not as well educated and not going to do as well. that are the kinds of challenges we face. we need to move more aggressively to an educated citizenry because of the fact that this world has changed. this is no longer a smokestack industry. it is a knowledge industry we deal with. the world of ideas is the driving economic force. the universities and colleges are now the economic mission in this engine. engine in this nation. boasted of very powerful and important in terms of the reason why we need to move to a much greater educated citizenry -- that is a very powerful and important in terms of the reason why we need to move to a much greater educated citizenry. host: a call from my high school counselor. -- a high school counselor. caller: there seems to be a lack of a culture of education. we do not respect education, being intelligent, being educated in this society. there is a lot of silliness going on. i wanted the university president's opinion of this. in terms of th
our economy is moving very quickly to a bifurcated issue. those were not as well educated and not going to do as well. that are the kinds of challenges we face. we need to move more aggressively to an educated citizenry because of the fact that this world has changed. this is no longer a smokestack industry. it is a knowledge industry we deal with. the world of ideas is the driving economic force. the universities and colleges are now the economic mission in this engine. engine in this nation....
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we have moved from a manufacturer to service, the context of an increasingly global economy. great numbers of people living in these poor communities, not just poor black communities but poor whites as well without the capital, the human capital, to really make adjustments to these changes, you know? it has the black population very hard. people who cannot adjust to this situation often go to the underground economy, and drug dealing, hustling, of and what is left, but a great number of people are in exchange things just to make a living, just to live. a lot of this is done without the benefit of civil law. there's a lot of back-and-forth, attention. the have abdicated their responsibility to these communities in many ways especially with respect to what enforcement. the civil law in many of these communities has eroded. civil law is weak. i for an eye, tooth for a tooth. most people in the community are decent people, but they're living under pressure in these communities. in order to survive, you have to have street credibility. it is very difficult to obtain, by doing thes
we have moved from a manufacturer to service, the context of an increasingly global economy. great numbers of people living in these poor communities, not just poor black communities but poor whites as well without the capital, the human capital, to really make adjustments to these changes, you know? it has the black population very hard. people who cannot adjust to this situation often go to the underground economy, and drug dealing, hustling, of and what is left, but a great number of people...
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whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal. i just know that the next four years is going to be wonderful. yesterday was my birthday. i am 63. so every four years i get a president, and i'm very happy about that. host: well, sarah, happy birthday. felicia sonmez, thoughts? guest: politics often playset by press release and statements from one side or the other, that we only see electronically or delivered from floor speeches, but what is interesting about a day like today and the state of the need is that you get to see the reaction real time. the president's supporters were definitely thrilled about everything onstage today. was also interesting was the republican members of congress up there and out they were responding. i was un
whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal. i just know that the next four years is going to be wonderful. yesterday was my birthday. i am 63. so every four years i get...
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helped balance the budget and gave us a period of time in the 1990's when that agreement plus a good economy gave us an actual surplus of funding. sense that there is at the white house a feeling, two things that i would like to disabuse the white house of. thfirst is tt the budget problem isn't a real problem. i can't believe that people at the white house think that. i mean, everybody knows it is. senator mcconnell gave a very good explanation of what was going -- what was going on there, but let me say it this way -- in 2025, according to the congressional budget office, every dollar of taxes we collect will go to pay for medicare, medicaid, social security and interest on the debt, and there is nothing left for national defense, national laboratories, pell grants for education, highways, every other thing, the investments that we need to make in research to grow this country, it all gs for medicare, medicare, social security and the debt. every single penny we collect, and that's only 12 years away. now, that's not me talking. that's the congressional budget office saying that. the medic
helped balance the budget and gave us a period of time in the 1990's when that agreement plus a good economy gave us an actual surplus of funding. sense that there is at the white house a feeling, two things that i would like to disabuse the white house of. thfirst is tt the budget problem isn't a real problem. i can't believe that people at the white house think that. i mean, everybody knows it is. senator mcconnell gave a very good explanation of what was going -- what was going on there, but...
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because the economy has improved, we are moving forward, we can see a very different kind of tone but things are not perfect and there are other issues in the country. we are in a somewhat somber mood again. host: woodrow wilson did not hold inaugural balls because it was too somber occasion? guest: woodrow wilson was a very tough-minded political scientist. he is there one and only ph.d. to serve in the white house. some might say we are a bit on the staid side. i think he was also a somber personality. it is hard to find photographs of woodrow wilson looking charismatic and acted. part of it was that and we should remember that for his second inaugural, world war i was the context and that was serious and difficult times. host: we're talking with professor barbara parry and professor lucane as we continue to look at live pictures from around washington. about 800,000 is the estimate of people coming down to join the president for his ceremonial inauguration. he was officially and constitutionally inaugurated and sworn into office yesterday. today, it is ceremonial and we will begin
because the economy has improved, we are moving forward, we can see a very different kind of tone but things are not perfect and there are other issues in the country. we are in a somewhat somber mood again. host: woodrow wilson did not hold inaugural balls because it was too somber occasion? guest: woodrow wilson was a very tough-minded political scientist. he is there one and only ph.d. to serve in the white house. some might say we are a bit on the staid side. i think he was also a somber...